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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Manchester City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16:15 | 1 | 12:12 |
| 2 |
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Liverpool FC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19:17 | 2 | 11:9 |
| 3 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12:15 | -3 | 9:13 |
| 4 |
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Preston North End | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9:13 | -4 | 8:12 |
| 5 |
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Everton FC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18:23 | -5 | 8:16 |
| 6 |
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The Wednesday FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8:15 | -7 | 8:12 |
| 7 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20:29 | -9 | 8:16 |
| 8 |
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Sheffield United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16:25 | -9 | 8:14 |
| 9 |
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Newcastle United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12:13 | -1 | 7:11 |
| 10 |
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Derby County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6:17 | -11 | 7:13 |
| 11 |
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Birmingham FC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9:23 | -14 | 7:17 |
| 12 |
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Stoke City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8:24 | -16 | 6:18 |
| 13 |
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Aston Villa | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6:19 | -13 | 4:16 |
| 14 |
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Bury FC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12:27 | -15 | 4:16 |
| 15 |
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Woolwich Arsenal | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11:27 | -16 | 4:20 |
| 16 |
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Sunderland AFC | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10:26 | -16 | 4:20 |
| 17 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9:28 | -19 | 3:19 |
| 18 |
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Notts County | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10:31 | -21 | 3:19 |
| 19 |
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Nottingham Forest | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8:32 | -24 | 3:19 |
| 20 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8:47 | -39 | 2:22 |
